The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-10
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE.
Htems OF Interest Gathered from
Our Exchanges and other
Sources.

moved to Bristol.
The snow was - inches deep at
Elk Park, n c., on the 30th ultimo.
The citizens of Cleveland are talk
ng of organizing a fire company.
A company has been formed in
Knoxville to establish a large soap fac
tory.
The Burgner Bros. arc going to
build sash and door factory at Full
lens.
Judge Jackson has been confined to
his bed at his home in Nashville for
some weeks.
A substantial bridge is soon to be
built across the Tennessee river at
Chattanooga.
The Gregg Machine Co., of Morris
town, propose to increase their facili-
ties for work.
Machinery has, it is reported, been
purchased for large tannery at Tul-
lahoma.
A Mr. Walton, of Wisconsin, pro-
poses to build large stave factory at
Winchester
A new sash and blind factory is to
be established in Morristown by Davis
& Sullenbarger,
The Athens Post was sold recently
to Jo. j. Wins, son OF the founder of
the Post, Sam P. Ivins.
The Greeneville Tobacco Manufac-
turing Company is erecting a large
brick building on Depot st.
Mr.. Walter Phillips, foreman of the
mining works at Cranberry, died
Tuesday night of fever.
Superintendent Huger discharged
seven freight engineers on the East
Tennessee road at Knoxville Monday
Mr.. JOS r. Anderson has been elect
ed Grand Worthy Patriarch for the
Tennessee Grand Division of Temper
ance.
The assistant conductors or "push.
ers" recently employed on the Norfolk
and Western railroad made their las
trip Monday.
The Bristol Land Improvement Co
desire plans and specifications for {
$4,000 hotel to be built on the compa
nys land.
Parties are expected to visit Bristo
shortly to prospect for suitable loca
ton for a large steam tannery.-Re
porter.
Governor Taylor has appointed
Rev. j. L. Bachman, OF Sweetwater
Fish Commissioner for East Tennes
see.
A hotel to cost $1500O0, and will
accommodations for six hundre,
guests, will be built on Lookou
mountain.
The snow OF Sunday the 30th G
October, only amounted to sligh
sprinkle at Greeneville, and did nc
reach Rogersville at all.
'Tis said that Mat Franklin has pull
ed the throttle over the East Tenne'
see road for Is years, and never mash
ed a mans finger.
Mr.. G. A. Patton, who bought tn
Hamrick property near the NJ. I
Church, South, is improving the sam
by putting another story on the dwell
ing house.-Elk Park Chronicle
Rev. Sam Small will lecture
Cleveland, Tenn. Monday Dec. 10Th
Johnson City, Dec. 18th Marion, Va
the 14th Wytheville, 18TH Chri
tiansburg 10Th.
Talbot is to have steam hourin
| mill, seventy-fve barrel capacity, rol
er process. The Talbot Mill Compan
will apply for a charter, capital stocl
$15,00000
BY 1889, Bristol will have throug
connection by rail with Ironton Q
the Ohio river.~-Courier
BY connection with the Three @
3 from Maccasin Gap
i Mr.. G. n. Brown, one OF our leadir
+ and most substantial farmers, h
a formed a copartnership in the merca
e tile business with Mr., J. w. Hunter
johnson City-Moaataineer.
r The trial OF John Martin, at Jont
l. vile, Va. last week for the killing
e W. II. Morgan, last summer, result
/ in mistrial The jury stood Mi
II for acquittal and three for penitentia
for one year-RogersuiHe Review.
/ Attorney-General Ayers has gone
IS New York to confer with Rose
n Conkling in regard to the contem
= cases of the Virginia officials, to
A heard by the Supreme Court Nov.